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put on hold — to temporarily suspend, delay, or postpone something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to temporarily suspend, delay, or postpone something

Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊt ɑn hoʊld/

Korean meaning: 일시적으로 중단하다, 보류하다, 연기하다

Korean pronunciation: **풋** 온 **홀**드

Example Sentences

  • My wedding plans were put on hold when my fiancé decided to become a professional cheese taster.
  • The company put hiring on hold until the zombie apocalypse situation improved.
  • Due to the pandemic, many travel plans were put on hold indefinitely.

put on hold

VERB

//pʊt ɑn hoʊld//

to temporarily suspend, delay, or postpone something

put on hold concept
💡 Concept

The manager put the project on hold until the budget was approved.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pʊt ɑn hoʊld/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊt ɒn həʊld/

🌳Etymology

Origin

이 표현은 전화 시스템에서 유래되었습니다. 'hold'는 고대 영어 'healdan'(잡다, 유지하다)에서 왔으며, 전화를 잠시 대기 상태로 둔다는 의미에서 시작되어 모든 종류의 일시 중단을 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

boldcoldgoldsoldtold
bold
cold
gold
sold
told

🔗Collocations

put plans on hold
put the meeting on hold
put construction on hold
put negotiations on hold
put everything on hold

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My wedding plans were put on hold when my fiancé decided to become a professional cheese taster.”

😄 Fun example

“The company put hiring on hold until the zombie apocalypse situation improved.”

“Due to the pandemic, many travel plans were put on hold indefinitely.”

😄 Fun example

“The renovation project was put on hold when we discovered the house was haunted by a very particular ghost who only liked vintage wallpaper.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

suspendpostponedelaydefershelve

Antonyms

proceedcontinueresume

Related

pausehaltfreezecancelreschedule

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